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Shararat singer Jasmine Sandlas opens up about her triumph over bipolar disorder, aims to spread awareness
Singer Jasmine Sandlas, with her hit song Shararat, emphasises the importance of songwriting for women and shares her struggles with mental health
With her song Shararat currently trending at No. 1 in India and No. 2 globally, singer Jasmine Sandlas is riding a career high. “For us, singers, there was a life before and there is life after Dhurandhar (2025),” she says, adding that she finds songwriting therapeutic.
Recounting working on the song, she adds: "Shararat was the biggest challenge for me to write. We had many studio sessions to get the lyrics just perfect. The brief from the director was that the song should not sound like a regular item song, and it should also make the nation dance. It was a beautiful struggle to have. Shashwat would bring a new melody every day, and I would write a few new lines every day. The version that is now trending in the country was created maybe in the fifth studio session."
The singer, who has released over 130 songs, shares that she consciously makes music for women. Aaj Mera Dil Tutiya has resonated with many women who finally feel they have a breakup song from a female point of view. I say it every time someone asks. My main audience is women
“Nothing is more fulfilling than writing. My songs 36 Mere Vargiyan and Royi Na were written in a phase of my life when I was surrounded by energy vampires and toxic relationships. During heartbreaks also, songs helped me heal,” says the singer, who been vocal about her struggles with mental health.
“I have suffered from bipolar disorder and depression. I took intense therapy and medication to heal from a very tough phase of my life,” she reveals.
Jasmine adds that several people live their lives without even being diagnosed: “It’s embarrassing to be judged when you’re already so helpless... It’s okay to ask for help and help should be offered urgently. It is nothing to be ashamed of.”
Crediting actor Deepika Padukone for destigmatising mental health, she says, “It was a big moment when she spoke about it. I stand for mental wellness. Even though it’s a very difficult conversation, I hope to raise awareness and help in all ways that I can in the coming years."
When discussing what’s next, the singer expresses her creative and professional goals: “I choose writing a song over anything. Nothing is more fulfilling. I love singing in the studio. I come alive on stage. I am ready for Bollywood, I never thought I would say that out loud. I’m a little girl from Punjab who can’t even believe she is here right now. I never thought I would say that out loud.”
